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The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. My Home District

    CBÉS 0738

    Crooked Wood, Co. Westmeath

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  2. Holy Wells

    CBÉS 0738

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  3. Herbs

    CBÉS 0738

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  4. Potato Crop

    CBÉS 0738

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  5. Proverbs

    CBÉS 0738

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  6. Festival Customs

    CBÉS 0738

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  7. Names of the Birds

    CBÉS 0738

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    “Hackling was a trade in ... the man who did it was known as Johnnie Lamb.”

    CBÉS 0738

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    “...done by boiling soap in water...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  10. The Rush Candle

    “Long ago people used a rush candle for light...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  11. Riddles

    CBÉS 0738

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  12. (no title)

    “The woman distributed the butter amongst her neighbours.”

    CBÉS 0738

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  13. (no title)

    “The people in olden times believed in cures like this for warts...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  14. (no title)

    “The people who used to take the butter worked spells or charms.”

    CBÉS 0738

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  15. (no title)

    “...back and went to Wilson's and stopped for the night.”

    CBÉS 0738

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  16. (no title)

    “Daly's house was a night school...”

    CBÉS 0738

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    “The cure of warts is if you get a black snail when you are not looking...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  18. (no title)

    “The cure of a burn is to get a man...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  19. (no title)

    “There is a well near...”

    CBÉS 0738

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  20. (no title)

    “It is said that two people of the same name get married...”

    CBÉS 0738

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